In the study conducted by Springboard Research on the corruption on public sector IT opportunities in the Philippines, it was revealed that IT vendors who want to deal with the Philippine government face three major challenges which includes the "continuing complexity and ambiguity in the procurement process."

According to Michael Barnes, Springboard Research vice-president, "the lack of transparency discourages major IT vendors from bidding for government projects, which could lead to higher IT spending for government." This was supported by Gerry Lim, Hewlett Packard public sector sales director for Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ), who expressed his concerning regarding the efficiency in the bidding procedure.